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Placed on 7-day DL: OF Steve Bumbry, OF Felix Pie, OF Kipp Schutz
Reinstated from DL: LHP Nick Bierbrodt, C Zach Booker, C Kyle Moore
Boston Red Sox
Signed: OF Joey Gathright (Yuma/North American League)
Released: OF Matt Sheely
Traded: RHP Jason Rice to Athletics for 1B Conor Jackson
Recalled: RHP Kyle Weiland, LHP Felix Doubront, C Ryan Lavarnway
Added to 40-man roster: 2B Nate Spears
Designated for assignment: 2B Drew Sutton
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Tom Ebert, LHP Cesar Cabral, 2B Tony Thomas, 3B Michael Almanzar
Reinstated from DL: RHP Caleb Clay, RHP Kyle Stroup, 1B Jonathan Hee, 2B Drew Sutton, OF Matt Sheely
Nate Spears replaces Drew Sutton as Boston's 25th man du jour. Signed as a minor league free agent in
December ’09, Spears spent nine seasons in the minors before earning his first big league callup this
September. A true utility man, he played 10 or more games for Triple-A Pawtucket at second base, third base,
left field and right field, while batting .248/.355/.397 in 315 at-bats. The Orioles selected Spears in the fifth round
of the ’03 draft and traded him to the Cubs for Corey Patterson in January ’06.
Chicago Cubs
Recalled: LHP John Gaub, 3B D.J. LeMahieu, OF Lou Montanez
Added to 40-man roster: 1B Bryan LaHair
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Larry Suarez, LHP Eric Jokisch, OF John Andreoli
Reinstated from DL: RHP Chris Carpenter, RHP Ethan Elias, RHP Arturo Maltos-Garcia, RHP Jhon Rodriguez,
LHP Scott Maine, C Taylor Davis, 1B Trevor Gretzky, 3B Arismendy Alcantara, OF Smaily Borges
Spending the season with Triple-A Iowa, Bryan LaHair topped all minor leaguers with 38 homers, a .664
slugging percentage and a 1.070 OPS. The 28-year-old won MVP honors in the Pacific Coast League.
Chicago White Sox
Released: LHP Doug Davis
Recalled: SS Eduardo Escobar
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Dylan Axelrod, RHP Shane Lindsay, RHP Addison Reed
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Orlando Santos
Reinstated from DL: RHP Miguel Socolovich, C Miguel Gonzalez
Escobar hit .266/.303/.354 in 536 plate appearances across 137 games this season at Triple A-Charlotte.
Considered a defensive specialist, his at-bats will likely be limited. The White Sox signed him in January 2006
out of Venezuela. He was ranked by BA as the #5 prospect and the best defensive infielder in the White Sox’
system entering the season.
This will be the first big-league go-around for the Australian-born Lindsay. He put up solid numbers in 70 1/3
innings between Double-A and Triple-A this season, turning in a 2.18 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 90/59 K/BB ratio.
White Sox purchased the contract of RHP Addison Reed from Triple-A Charlotte. A third-round pick just last
year, Reed cruised through the White Sox minor-league system this summer, posting a 1.26 ERA, microscopic
0.73 WHIP and eye-popping 111/14 K/BB ratio in 78 1/3 innings across four levels of play. He could play a big
role out of the White Sox bullpen down the stretch, will have a good chance at making the team out of spring
training next March.
Cincinnati Reds
Signed: LHP Clayton Tanner
Recalled: RHP Jared Burton, RHP Carlos Fisher, RHP Edinson Volquez, LHP Jeremy Horst, LHP Matt
Maloney, LHP Travis Wood, 2B Chris Valaika, 3B Juan Francisco
Added to 40-man roster: C Devin Mesoraco
Outrighted off 40-man roster: OF Fred Lewis (Triple-A)
Option transferred: C Yasmani Grandal (Double-A to Triple-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Daniel Renken
Placed on 60-day DL: OF Juan Silva
Reinstated from DL: RHP Tyree Hayes